# Incident 20181029021119I: Piper PA-23-250, Vieques, PR, October 29, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2018, 12:15 local time
- Place: Vieques, PR
- Airport: Antonio Rivera Rodriguez
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.1348° N, 65.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANTONIO RIVERA RODRIGUEZ (VQS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.1348&lon=-65.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27FM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27FM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-23-250
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 35,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181029021119I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N27FM WAS FLOWN FROM TJIG TO TJVQ WITH THE INTENT OF PRACTICING SEVERAL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AT TJVQ. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FIRST APPROACH AND LANDING, THE PIC OF N27FM REMAINED IN THE LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 09 AND ATTEMPTED A SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO. ON THE SECOND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE GEAR-UP AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET AWAY FROM THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN POINT SUFFERING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N27FM (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140514007069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140514007069I), May 14, 2014: Piper PA-23-250 (N27FM), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. The aircraft skin evidence shows the gear was unlocked and in transit upon contact with the runway. The scrapes on the main gear doors indicate the main gear…
- [Incident 19970402008599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970402008599I), Apr 2, 1997: Piper PA23250 (N27FM), Greenville, TN, Minor damage. Narrative: fuel pump (engine) gasket developed pressure leak. Fuel was pumped onto the turbocharge - flash fire occur - pilot shut down engine. Minor damage.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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